Wild Elephant attack destroys over 3,200 saplings in Belthangady Forest Department’s nursery
Belthangady: In a devastating incident, more than 3,200 saplings of various plant and tree species, including jackfruit, wild jack, bamboo, and a variety of bananas, meant for transplantation in forest areas, were destroyed in a wild elephant attack. The incident occurred at the Forest Department nursery in Kapu, Mundaje, Belthangady taluk.
The nursery, located a mere 20 km from the national highway, became the target of marauding elephants, with clear signs of their presence in the vicinity. Forest officers suspect that two elephants, one of which was a calf, were responsible for the destruction. These elephants are believed to be the same ones that caused havoc in Nerthane, Dharmasthala, a few days ago.
This is the second time that the Kapu nursery has fallen prey to wild elephant attacks, with a previous episode resulting in the destruction of thousands of saplings and equipment last year. The recent surge in wild elephant attacks in Belthangady taluk prompted a visit by the Sub-divisional Forest Officer to assess the situation.
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Govt allocated space for Manmohan Singh's memorial, Congress playing 'cheap politics': Nadda
New Delhi, Dec 28: BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday said the Centre had allocated space for Manmohan Singh's memorial and informed his family about it as he accused the Congress of indulging in "cheap politics" over the former prime minister's cremation.
The BJP chief's reaction came after the Congress accused the Centre of insulting Singh, the country's first Sikh prime minister, by performing his last rites at Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated spot that could be turned into his memorial.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the BJP-led Centre had "totally insulted" Singh, a great son of Mother India and the first prime minister from the Sikh community, by performing his last rites at Nigambodh Ghat.
Reacting sharply, Nadda said, "It's very unfortunate that former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and incumbent Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge are not refraining from playing politics even over the former prime minister's sad demise."
"No amount of condemnation is enough for such cheap thinking of the Congress. The Congress, which never gave real respect to Manmohan Singh when he was alive, is now playing politics in the name of his respect," he added.
The Union minister also said the government under Prime MInister Narendra Modi had allocated space for Singh's memorial and also informed his family about it.
"Yet, the Congress is spreading lies," he said.
"Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and other Congress leaders should refrain from indulging in such cheap politics," Nadda said.
